Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-26
AN INDEPENDENT.


emit, made one Of the best speeches of
the day-elear and logical. He antago-
nized the bill, saying that as an indie
pendent he desired 10 speak. He
showed that the county-governmcnt
law was by no means IL new Democratic
scheme, but that il WAS established in
1880 by the founders OF the Constitution,
and existed until 1860. Not only were
magistrates during Ill that eighty years
elected by the Legislature, but the
Judges were also. He believed in your
old ways, and said the conservative
people favored the present law. The
last speech Of the day was made by
Wells Republican), of Buncombe, who
declared that the present law was simply
outrageous.
At2 o'clock the House adjourned,
and the bill went over until tomorrow.
WILL BE DEFEATED.
Richmond Pearson told me that the
vote in the House on either PinniX's or
Pritchard's bill would be ayes 81, noes
GO-so that either will be defeated
Speaker Webster told me the same
thing, and says that Lindsay's position
is that of the other Independents on
this question. Webster says bill will
he introduced later, which will receive
the support Of the Independents, pro
viding for 50 amending the Constitu-
ton as to allow the people To vote
upon the question Of the election OF
county commissioners by popular vote,
such commissioners TO be required. bs-
fore taking office, to give bond i'll tae
sum of 81, 500, to be approved by the
Judge of the Superior Court. The
magistrates are to be appointed by the
Legislature, and not to be eligible to a
position on the Board of Commission
ers, the power of such magistrates to be
taken away so far as concerns levying
taxes in connection with the commits
sioners.
A telegram from Wadesboro' this
evening announces "a slight improve
ment i'll Associate-Justice Ashes symp-
toms.
Tonight the joint committee on pub
lie printing met and awarded the con
tract to Josephus Daniels, editor of the
STATE Chronicle, to take effect Feb
rnary 2lst.
HYXIE-BoOK REVISION.
Section First OF the Committee on
the Revision of the Hymn-Book of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
met here to-day. 1t is composed of
Rev. DIR. n. II. d. Wilson, Rev. DIR.
James II. Carlisle president of Wat
ford College,, and Rev. DR.. Samuel X.
Cox, of Baltimore. The committee was
appointed by the bishops under direc-
ton from the late General Conference
at Richmond.
Governor and Mrs. Scales were Mt
Greensboro this morning to attend the
marriage of their neice, Miss Jennie
Scales, of that place, TO Mr. Cobb, now
of Greensboro, formerly of Danville.
THE RAILRoAD-CsNnnssIo BILL.
Very great interest is felt in this bill,
which is the special order for day after
tomorrow in the House. 1t was intro
duced by Mr.. Ewart, and has been ia
vorably reported by the Committee on
Corporations. For the special convent
ence OF the readers of the Dispatch
your correspondent has prepared sum
mary of the salient features of the
lengthy bill. II provides for the APP
pointment of three commissioners by
the Governor, with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, one of the three to
be learned in the law, and one having
much experience in railway matters.
Before entering upon their duties the
commissioners shall take an oath
that they have no interest in any
way in any railway company or in any
railway stocks or bonds. The salaries
of the commissioners are TO be $500
per annum, to be paid from the State
treasury. The term of Office is 10 be
four years. The Commission Is to be